Man fined for buckling in beer, not toddler

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » May 13, 2008 1:45 pm

Man fined for buckling in beer, not toddler
Police 'shocked and appalled' after Australian leaves 5-year-old on car floor
The Associated Press
updated 8:58 a.m. ET, Tues., May. 13, 2008

DARWIN, Australia - An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car’s floor, police said Tuesday.

Constable Wayne Burnett said he was “shocked and appalled” when he pulled over the unregistered car Friday in the central Australian town of Alice Springs.

The 30-can beer case was strapped in between two adults sitting in the back seat of the car. The child was also in back, but on the car’s floor.

“The child was sitting in the lump in the center, unrestrained,” Burnett told reporters Tuesday.

“I haven’t ever seen something like this before,” he said. “This is the first time that the beer has taken priority over a child.”

The driver was fined 750 Australian dollars — about $710 — for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and for failing to ensure a child was wearing a safety belt.

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » May 13, 2008 1:49 pm

Broken bones heal, but spilled beer is forever...

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » May 13, 2008 1:56 pm

rednekkPH wrote:Broken bones heal, but spilled beer is forever...

It's more sad than funny that the guy did that, but I still snorted at that line.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » May 13, 2008 1:59 pm

priorities

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » May 13, 2008 2:04 pm

Hmm, tough call ...... what kind of beer?

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » May 13, 2008 2:11 pm

alphabits wrote:Hmm, tough call ...... what kind of beer?

Landshark.

Tarheel Tail-Gator · Post by **Tarheel Tail-Gator** » May 13, 2008 2:13 pm

aeroparrot wrote:
alphabits wrote:Hmm, tough call ...... what kind of beer?
Landshark.

Do they sell Landshark down under or was it a special import?

Like we all didn't ride around in the back seat without seat belts when we were kids.

Hooray Beer! · Post by **Hooray Beer!** » May 13, 2008 2:17 pm

DID YOU EVER KNOW THAT YOU'RE MY HERO..........

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » May 13, 2008 2:29 pm

Tarheel Tail-Gator wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
alphabits wrote:Hmm, tough call ...... what kind of beer?
Landshark.
Do they sell Landshark down under or was it a special import?

Like we all didn't ride around in the back seat without seat belts when we were kids.

It was sent to them by a friend.

Flagboy · Post by **Flagboy** » May 13, 2008 3:16 pm

GumboPirate · Post by **GumboPirate** » May 13, 2008 3:26 pm

aeroparrot wrote:
Tarheel Tail-Gator wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
alphabits wrote:Hmm, tough call ...... what kind of beer?
Landshark.
Do they sell Landshark down under or was it a special import?

Like we all didn't ride around in the back seat without seat belts when we were kids.
It was sent to them by a friend.

Friends don't let friends drink Landshark...

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » May 13, 2008 4:16 pm

Great, now we'll get "Landshark in Sydney", "Landshark in Melbourne" and "Landshark in Brisbane" threads!

Tropic_Al · Post by **Tropic_Al** » May 13, 2008 4:49 pm

blackjack wrote:Great, now we'll get "Landshark in Sydney", "Landshark in Melbourne" and "Landshark in Brisbane" threads!

Don't forget the ubiquitous Landshark billboard..

frognot · Post by **frognot** » May 13, 2008 5:03 pm

blackjack wrote:Great, now we'll get "Landshark in Sydney", "Landshark in Melbourne" and "Landshark in Brisbane" threads!

And Great Barrier Reef Great White Landshark.

Afternoon Golfer · Post by **Afternoon Golfer** » May 13, 2008 5:15 pm

I didn't even know they had seatbelts in Australia.

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » May 13, 2008 8:04 pm

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » May 13, 2008 8:27 pm

what an A-HOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » May 13, 2008 8:42 pm

flipflopgirl wrote: what an A-HOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For sure ..... a real beer lover would have put the beer in the FRONT seat.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » May 13, 2008 8:58 pm

I remember riding the lump in the center as a child. I was pretending I was riding a pony. Why do Australians hate ponies?

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » May 13, 2008 9:36 pm

Man fined for buckling in beer, not toddler
Police 'shocked and appalled' after Australian leaves 5-year-old on car floor
The Associated Press
updated 8:58 a.m. ET, Tues., May. 13, 2008

DARWIN, Australia - An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car’s floor, police said Tuesday.

Notice the dateline: DARWIN

Maybe he's competing for an award or something?

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